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I have utmost respect for this person really. A life well-lived despite all the adversaries he faced. RIP Sir. ‘Polio Paul,’ who spent most of the past 70 years in an iron lung, dies at 78 https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/03/13/health/paul-alexander-polio-iron-lung

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/thai-king-eldest-daughter-princess-bajrakitiyabha-mahidol-heart-lungs-kidney-support-3154316 BANGKOK: The Thai king's eldest daughter remained in hospital on Monday (Dec 19) receiving support for her heart, lungs and kidney, according to a palace statement after she collapsed last week. Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol initially fell ill Wednesday evening during a military dog training session at Nakhon Ratchasima, north of the capital Bangkok. Known in Thailand as "Princess Bha", the 44-year-old is the eldest daughter of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and the only child from his first marriage. The kingdom's succession rules favour male heirs; however, the palace has not formally announced an heir apparent. Following the princess' collapse, she was flown to Bangkok where she continues to receive intensive medical care under close observation. In a statement issued Monday morning, the palace said her condition was "stable at one level" without elaborating. "Her royal highness' heartbeat is controlled by medicine," the statement said, adding that the systole - part of the process by which the heart beats - "does not go well". "The medical team has offered her royal highness medicine and equipment to support the work of her royal highness's heart, lung and kidney," the statement added. The princess holds an important ceremonial role in Thai society - where the royal family sits at the apex, protected from criticism by harsh defamation laws which carry prison sentences of up to 15 years per charge. Around the capital and across the kingdom, books of well-wishing for her recovery were laid out for Thais. On Saturday the palace announced that King Vajiralongkorn and his wife Queen Suthida had tested positive for COVID-19, with both reporting mild symptoms.

Knee arthritis may be sign of early lung cancer Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:23 PM ET By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having isolated arthritis in one knee could be an early warning sign for lung cancer, Italian researchers suggest. "Knee monoarthritis as an early manifestation of lung cancer has never been described previously," Dr. Fabrizio Cantini, from the Hospital of Prato, told Reuters Health. He noted that the knee trouble in such cases appears very early, "with the consequent possibility of surgical removal of the cancer." The researchers reviewed the medical records of everyone with isolated knee arthritis seen at their center over a 6-year period, and report their findings in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. During the study period, 6654 patients were seen for various rheumatic disorders, including 296 with isolated knee arthritis. In five of these patients (1.7 percent), the arthritis appeared to be the first sign of lung cancer. These five patients were all middle-aged men and each had a long history of heavy cigarette smoking. In all five men, the cancer could be completely removed surgically, and the patients were in good condition after an average follow-up period of 41 months. The arthritis totally disappeared in all cases after lung cancer surgery, confirming that the two were linked. Based on these observations, Cantini advises doctors to order a chest x-ray "every time you see a heavy smoker who presents (with) mild knee arthritis." SOURCE: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, online September 4, 2007.